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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2008
Chad A. Dow, East Moline, IL (US);
Mark L. Pearson, Leclaire, IA (US);
Joel D. Ferris, Davenport, IA (US);
Dirk Weichholdt, Woelfling les Sarreguemines, FR;
Rico Priesnitz, Lebach, DE;
Fritz K. Lauer, Krähenberg, DE;
Oliver Klein, Lebach, DE;
Chad A. Dow, East Moline, IL (US);
Mark L. Pearson, Leclaire, IA (US);
Joel D. Ferris, Davenport, IA (US);
Dirk Weichholdt, Woelfling les Sarreguemines, FR;
Rico Priesnitz, Lebach, DE;
Fritz K. Lauer, Krähenberg, DE;
Oliver Klein, Lebach, DE;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A combine is provided, with a harvested crop processing arrangement with an outlet for straw that is associated with an ejection drum and an endless conveyor arranged between the ejection drum and a straw chopper. In its rear region, the endless conveyor can be pivoted about a horizontal axis extending transverse to the direction of operation between a chopper position and a swath depositing position.